Krause is a good starter. There are a few Mexican specific books but most everyone lists them by KM numbers, so you will always need these references.
Ah fakes, what a wonderful topic. There are a few reasonably priced books out there, (I am thinking Classical Deception and Not Kosher), and a few...
I like the look of A, not meaning it was a real Roman coin, but it looks like a very intriquing imitation. I like the Celtic imitations of Greek...
Thanks for the help Mat and Mike. Do you think a coin like this would be better certified?
I do not have access right now to a scanner, but I just got a 1869 s quarter in a group of coins I bought. It is a nice, problem free XF with...
Man, I wish I was you guys. I have been wanting to go to the courses a few years now and never can get the time away from work. You will love the...
Of course this is not an attribution or anything, but to me it looks an awful lot like a fourree core. I have seen many of them with traces of the...
I have never heard of them either, but David Lawrence and Rick Snow are quality dealers, I dealt with them years back. I am not sure they can...
Its a weird relationship from what I have seen. Bullion prices should only relate to coins priced on melt value. It does directly increase and...
Good point about cash transactions though Mark T. Coin shows will be the wild west of trading, though the IRS could clamp down on dealers who...
I agree that currently this is the press' interpretation of the law, I disagree with a couple of other points. Regarding quantities of 1099's,...
Yeah, like Hontanai said, if you wish KM numbers buy KM. They are the generic guidebooks of modern coinage. They will not go into great detail...
Excellent post Doug. This is the type of post that should be flagged for a sticky. Like I explained in an earlier post, any kind of rarity scale...
Thanks Lehigh for the explanation. I was just chafing at people quickly condemning the toning from a photo. I have tried to photograph mint red...
Thanks Doug, I was not aware of that. I have a few with the beard I got with others over the years, and had not studied earlier issues of his.
Its not heresy at all to me. I am glad others feel the same regarding grades. I do love some of my high grade coins, such as early Sassanid coins,...
The tax attorney is right, there has always been the requirement to report paying out $600 or more. It has been only enforced towards companies...
I am just wondering how anyone can be sure it is artificial toning from a single photograph, especially when the reverse does not appear toned?...
Pj, Excellent reason to wish to get into ancients by the way. I don't own as many history books as coin books, but I believe I have about 400...
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